For more than 75 years, through countless comics, television, and
movies, Batman has been a symbol of strength and perseverance.
He was created in 1939, on the brink of World War II -- a volatile
time, when we needed a hero most. Who better to come to the rescue
than the Caped Crusader? For the first time, Batman :The War
Years 1939-1945 details The Dark Knight?s involvement in the war and
his fight against some very real villains. The poor little rich boy
orphaned in a late-night robbery.
The lad training for years so that one day he could avenge his
parents' deaths. The bat that flies through the window at a crucial
moment, inspiring Bruce Wayne with a name and a motif. All of these
are wonderful elements in a timeless tale. By early 1940, both
Batman and Robin were up and running in no less than two hit
comic books. Bob Kane hired a teenager that he happened to
meet—Jerry Robinson—to help him churn out what looked like a nice
long run of Batman stories.
They didn't know the half of it. For, as the 'second World
War loomed ever larger on the horizon, Batman was about to
become big business, comic-book style. Ray Thomas has beena comics
writer since 1965, mostly for Marvel or Dc. Among the thousands
of comic books he has written are Conan the Barbarian, The Avengers,
The X-Men, Fantastic Four, All-'star 'squadron, 'sub-Mariner, The
Invaders, Dr. 'strange, Red 'sonja, Wonder Woman, and The 'savage
'sword of Conan.
The author:
Rosie Thomas writes for magazines and newspapers as well as her
fiction. When not writing she spends her time travelling and
mountaineering. In 1997 she competed in the Peking to Paris Motor
Rally, and she has climbed Mont Blanc as well as travelling to
Everest and the Antarctic.
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